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The Hussy

Original title: La drôlesse
  • 1979
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
652
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Madeleine Desdevises in The Hussy (1979)
Drama

Misfit François kidnaps young Mado and takes her to live with him in the attic of his parents' home. A strange relationship evolves till the police comes upon them.Misfit François kidnaps young Mado and takes her to live with him in the attic of his parents' home. A strange relationship evolves till the police comes upon them.Misfit François kidnaps young Mado and takes her to live with him in the attic of his parents' home. A strange relationship evolves till the police comes upon them.

  • Director
    • Jacques Doillon
  • Writers
    • Jacques Doillon
    • Denis Ferraris
  • Stars
    • Claude Hébert
    • Madeleine Desdevises
    • Paulette Lahaye
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    652
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jacques Doillon
    • Writers
      • Jacques Doillon
      • Denis Ferraris
    • Stars
      • Claude Hébert
      • Madeleine Desdevises
      • Paulette Lahaye
    • 4User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations

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    Claude Hébert
    Claude Hébert
    • François
    Madeleine Desdevises
    Madeleine Desdevises
    • Mado
    Paulette Lahaye
    • La mère de Mado
    Juliette Le Cauchoix
    Juliette Le Cauchoix
    • La mère de François
    Fernand Decaean
    Fernand Decaean
    • Le beau-père de François
    Dominique Besnehard
    Dominique Besnehard
    • L'instituteur
    Odette Maestrini
    • L'epicière
    Ginette Mazure
    • La photographe
    Denise Garnier
    • La secrétaire de Mairie
    Norbert Delozier
    • Le beau-frère de François
    Janine Huet
    • La soeur de François
    Marie Sanson
    • La vieille dame aux Cailloux
    Edouard Besnehard
    • Le boulanger
    Henriette Adam
    • Une femme
    Jean Brunelière
    • Le juge d'instruction
    Jacques Thieulle
    • L'avocat
    Christian Bouillette
    • Un gendarme
    • Director
      • Jacques Doillon
    • Writers
      • Jacques Doillon
      • Denis Ferraris
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    • Trivia
      In the Midi region of southern France (where the film takes place) 'une drôlesse' means 'a little girl'. In the rest of France it's generally translated as 'a woman of loose morals' - hence the mistranslation 'hussy'.

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    The French "collector"
    A strong analogy with William Wyler's masterful "the collector" (1965).But "la drôlesse" is a good movie on its own,probably Jacques Doillon's finest hour.

    François,a hung-up young man,locks up Madeleine ,a teenage girl ,in an attic.François is an outcast,unable to integrate well into a society. Here begins a "in Camera" drama ,with a subtle development.Soon ,we do not know anymore who the prisoner is and who the jailer is.An inhibited person,François is completely baffled when Madeleine tells him that she wants to be pregnant by him.As some critics noticed when the movie was released ,the keyword is "games".The two characters seem to play dad and daughter ,dad and mom ,and so on....

    Madeleine Desdevises,who was very promising,died from leukemia shortly afterwards.
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    • dbdumonteil
    • Jul 12, 2003

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    • Release date
      • May 23, 1979 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Ein kleines Luder
    • Production companies
      • Les Productions de la Guéville
      • Lola Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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